In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, October 24.

The southern part of Yunyang Prefecture, Zhuxi, and the peasant army camp.

At this time, outside the city of Zhuxi, the mountains were full of peasant army camps.

Dense shacks stretched from the outskirts of the city to the surrounding hills and mountains.

All kinds of flags fluttered above and below the city, and you can't even forget the end at a glance.

A total of more than 200,000 people and horses gathered in this small city of Zhuxi, and the camp set up seemed to be boundless, even daunting.

"Yunxiang is such a large area, the officers and soldiers have suffered a lot of pain, and now they have learned a little bit of goodness, and the results of the past few days have been very limited."

In the Chinese military tent, Luo Rucai sat on the chair, his hands supported on the armrests and staggered together, with a gloomy expression.

Officers and men are not fools, and the losses they suffered at the beginning were nothing more than unprepared and unforeseen losses.

As time went by, the officers and men became more and more cunning, and it was difficult for them to seize the right opportunity to inflict losses on the officers and soldiers.

During this time, the result of their harvest was to attack several logistics units transporting baggage.

The officers and soldiers united, marching forward step by step, and the scouts from all directions made them unable to ambush them.

They also tried the method of deception and lure, but the officers and men were not fooled and still maintained their own rhythm and advanced slowly.

"We don't have much time left, tomorrow the officers and soldiers will be a hundred miles away!"

Luo Rucai's eyes were full of boredom, and he turned his head to look at Zhang Xianzhong, who was sitting beside him at this time, and said in a deep voice.

"It's already at this juncture, haven't you made up your mind yet?"

Yunxiang is such a big place, and the officers and men from Xiangyang and Yunxian have come from three routes, and the nearest group of officers and soldiers is less than 100 miles away from them.

If you delay any longer, there will be no reason to get out after the officers and soldiers are under the city and surrounded by regiments.

This time, the supervisor of the Ming army is not Xiong Wencan, who is obsessed with money, but Yang Sichang, who kills people without blinking!

Yang Sichang's father was Yang He, the former governor of the three sides.

At the beginning, Yang He was imprisoned because of the main caress of the main man.

Therefore, Yang Sichang has always been the main suppressor after taking office.

Luo Rucai can be regarded as having walked in the officialdom, and he naturally knows about Yang Sichang's practices and reputation.

This time they just wanted to surrender, but they also had no way to ask for help, and the only way waiting for them on the Ming Court's side was ambush.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was sitting next to Luo Rucai, was frowning at this time, leaning back in his chair as if he was thinking about some problem.

Hearing Luo Rucai's question, Zhang Xianzhong frowned and sighed helplessly.

"I really can't pay attention right now."

"I really can't guess what Chen Wang is going to do."

Zhang Xianzhong's eyebrows tightened, and his eyes were full of doubts.

"Chen Wang?"

"Yes."

"Chen Wang has led his troops into Baitu Pass for nearly ten days, but until now, he has never led the brigade out of the pass, and during this time, only a few cavalry have gone out of the pass to occasionally attack us."

Zhang Xianzhong shook his head, lowered his voice, and said.

"This is not like Chen Wang's usual style...... So...... I kept wondering if he was planning something. ”

The generals of the Ming court, including Cao Xiao, all the people, Zhang Xianzhong thought that he understood.

But only for Chen Wang, Zhang Xianzhong really didn't dare to say that he knew.

This general, who rose like a comet, defeated Li Zicheng for his first meritorious service.

Gao Yingxiang planned a strategy for several years, but in the end it became a stepping stone on Chen Wang's road to the heights.

In the battle of King Qin, Chen Wang was even more famous all over the world, and was praised by the Son of Heaven for the brave crown of the three armies, which was directly compared to the champion Hou of the Han Dynasty.

Judging from Chen Wang's various deeds along the way, Chen Wang undoubtedly belongs to the ranks of loyal ministers.

Attacking in many ways and going north to Qinwang, all families and towns basically have the intention of preserving their strength, and rarely ignore the casualties.

And Chen Wang's previous battles were all with all his might, and the southern and northern battles were all regardless of casualties.

Zhang Xianzhong's original plan was to lead his troops to attack Hanzhong Mansion, creating a situation of wanting to enter Shaanxi, but in fact he turned around and entered Sichuan.

But when he heard that Chen Wang was appointed as the general of the Ping thief and led the troops and horses of Sichuan and Shaanxi to enter Hanzhong Mansion, Zhang Xianzhong changed his plan. 、

He constantly mobilized troops and horses to rush to Zhuxi, constantly set up defenses, and put all the firearms that could be dispatched in Zhuxi.

In order to wait for the moment when Chen Wang led the troops out of the customs, he ambushed the troops led by Chen Wang.

Zhang Xianzhong didn't think that he could defeat the troops led by Chen Wang, all he thought about was relying on the arrangement of Zhuxi for so long to maintain the stalemate, and then Jin Cicada broke out of his shell, dragged the soldiers and horses under Chen Wang's command with a partial division, and took the opportunity to turn south to Sichuan.

It's just that Zhang Xianzhong thought that Chen Wang would soon lead his troops out of Hanzhong Mansion and attack them.

But for so long, Chen Wang has been leading his troops to be stationed quietly at Baitu Pass, and only sends a few cavalry to attack their camp every day.

"The current situation is already difficult to ride a tiger, it's not that I don't want to go, but I don't dare to go."

Zhang Xianzhong was as bored as Luo Rucai, his eyes were bloodshot, and his tone was very muffled.

If only Chen Wang is fine, it's just that Cao Bianjiao is also in Baitu Pass.

One Chen and one Cao, the two evil stars are there, and Zhang Xianzhong hasn't even slept well during this time

For several nights in a row, as soon as I closed my eyes, all I remembered was Cao Bianjiao, who was covered in blood, and entered the Chinese military tent with a spear in his hand.

"According to me."

Luo Rucai took the wine glass from the side and drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

The liquor burned down his throat and burned his heart, and Luo Rucai clenched his teeth.

"When the interruption continues, it is chaotic, and now it is already a situation of burning eyebrows, and if you don't go, you have to go."

"Tomorrow, we will transfer two battalions of horses and elite cavalry, and escort the hungry soldiers to attack Baitu Pass."

"When the sun sets at dusk, the two of us will lead a large group of soldiers and horses directly south into Sichuan."

Luo Rucai had already made up his mind in his heart, although he really couldn't think of any good ways, these were all ways out of the road.

But now, no matter how bad the method is, it is much better than sitting back and waiting to die.

After Luo Rucai finished his last words, he stopped speaking, and the atmosphere in the tent fell into silence.

The tent was quiet, and the eyes of all the battalion leaders and colonels were focused on Zhang Xianzhong's face, no one spoke, no one spoke, and no sound was made.

The air in the tent was so condensed that it was almost audible when a needle dropped, and even the sound of breathing was hard to hear.

After a long silence, Zhang Xianzhong, who had been sitting still and locking his eyebrows, finally stood up.

Zhang Xianzhong stretched his eyebrows, all the hesitation and hesitation dissipated on his face, and some were only decisive and fierce.

"Donkey balls, people die and birds face the sky, and they will not die for thousands of years!"

Zhang Xianzhong slapped down the handrail fiercely, stood up, and was no longer afraid.

Luo Rucai's determination aroused the blood in Zhang Xianzhong's heart, and also aroused the anger in Zhang Xianzhong's heart.

The emotion in Zhang Xianzhong's heart at this time was more anger, and his anger was not for others, but for himself.

After more than a year of comfortable life, I am afraid and look forward to the future!

"Miscellaneous son's chopping goods, I'm afraid of his ball!"

"Don't wait for tomorrow, let's fight Baitu Pass today!"

Zhang Xianzhong's heart was surging, and there was no hesitation in his heart.

No matter how powerful Chen Wang and Cao Bianjiao are, there are only two of them, and Jiannu on the Liaodong side is not a good character.

They have won a lot of feats and beheadings in the Battle of King Qin, but I am afraid that they will also suffer a lot of casualties.

Zhang Xianzhong felt that Chen Wang did not attack at this time, and there was a high probability that it was because the family under his command had suffered too much damage, so his combat strength was not good, so he chose to stick to the level.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong finally made up his mind like Luo Rucai.

Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai have made up their minds, and the rest of the battalion leaders are mainly based on the two of them, so naturally there is no opposition.

The military order was transmitted from the Chinese military tent to the Quartet military camp, but in just a short moment, the entire Zhuxi was already boiling in the sky.

A large number of hungry soldiers followed the armor soldiers at the front of the queue out of the shacks, left the camp, and slowly gathered towards the official road.

Soon, the official road and the surrounding slopes were already covered by the flood of hungry soldiers.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The deafening sound of war drums resounded in the great array, and the armored soldiers in the crowd raised their blades and led the hungry soldiers around them forward.

After many years of fighting, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai have already understood what it means to have more soldiers but more than fine.

However, there are times when cannon fodder is also needed, such as during sieges.

When the siege is the time when the cannon fodder is most needed, it is undoubtedly the most stupid thing to take the elite to siege the city.

"Break into Hanzhong, open a warehouse and release grain!"

In the midst of the waves, in the shouts of voices, the momentum of the hungry soldiers is also getting stronger and stronger.

The tide is gone, and the large number of people in the crowd will always make ordinary people feel at ease.

Most of these hungry soldiers were young and strong people who fled all the way from Henan, and after they went to Yunxiang, they were included in the army by Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.

In the past, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai naturally no longer used the backward tactics of simply coercing the hungry people to strengthen their momentum and using them as cannon fodder.

Since the resumption of their wars, they have not inflicted their swords on ordinary people.

During this journey in Zhao'an, they learned a lot.

These hungry soldiers all volunteered to join the army, just to find a way to survive.

Those who have been coerced are often afraid to move forward, and when they are frustrated, they will fall into a rout.

And those who are starving, just to survive, and who volunteer to join the army, are firm in their beliefs, able to endure the Internet, and move forward bravely!

These people say that they are hungry soldiers, but in fact it is more appropriate to say that they are new soldiers.

They were all selected young and strong, and even went through a few months of simple training for them.

They learned the basics of military formations, spears, and queues, and all they lacked was the experience of battle formations.

They are no longer bandits, nor are they cowards.

After 12 years of suffering, 12 years of wind and frost, and 12 years of polishing, they have evolved from rogue to real peasant army and rebel army.

It's just that......

Sometimes, once you have tasted the taste of flesh and blood, it is difficult to eat the rice in the pot with peace of mind......

Countless birds were startled, and the beasts in the forest roared and fled quickly into the distance.

The earth-shattering momentum outside the gate attracted the beasts and birds to move, which naturally attracted Chen Wang's attention.

"It's finally here......"

Chen Wang slowly put down the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, and when the drum outside the gate just sounded, he had already followed Cao Bianjiao to the city tower.

Cao Bianjiao and Chen Wang stood together and said indifferently.

"Looking at the momentum, there are at least twenty or thirty thousand people, and the momentum is huge."

"It just looks like a huge momentum, a group of gunmen who have been trained for months will not be of much use."

Chen Wang pressed his hands on the railing in front of him, facing the rogues who were surging like a tide outside the gate, and his heart did not even have the slightest wave.

"These soldiers and horses, it is enough to have Li Guoqi guarding outside, and when it is dusk, send cavalry to rush and kill for a while, just to report a big victory."

Cao Bianjiao frowned slightly, he had different opinions.

"Li Guoqi is only afraid that he can't stop so many rogues, although the rogues in the front formation are all new recruits, but the rogues who pressed the formation in the follow-up seem to be old bandits, and there are many in armor, and the momentum is completely different from the previous one."

"In the follow-up, there are also fine horsemen and horsemen on horseback, these old bandits are very difficult to deal with, and their combat power is also strong."

"If the Liukou's elite cavalry armor is overpressed, but it is indeed difficult to resist with Li Guoqi."

"But the rogue attack is just a feint, but it's just a plan to attack the west."

Chen Wang raised his hand and pointed to Daxu behind the peasant army outside the gate.

"Da Xuan is in the rear formation, the elite cavalry, horse army, and infantry armor are all concentrated in the direction of the rear formation, and the front formation is full of recruits."

"If Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai really have the idea to come to tackle the problem, then they will definitely mix a batch of infantry armor as an auxiliary in the front formation, and even mix in the elite cavalry soldiers as two to break the level, but now there is nothing."

"The people who are in the big banner now, whether they are Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai are not certain."

Cao Bianjiao's heart condensed slightly, and he raised the clairvoyant mirror in his hand to look at Daxu in the distance.

Under the lens of the clairvoyant, the big dragon in the distance kept fluttering in the air in the wind, and Cao Bianjiao did not see Zhang Xianzhong's figure under the big cloud.

"Voices hit the West...... Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai don't want to enter Sichuan? ”

Cao Bianjiao's heart moved slightly, and his first reaction was that Zhang Xianzhong was about to run into Sichuan.

The situation on the eastern front has now stabilized, and the roads to the north and east are no longer feasible.

At present, since it is not to enter Hanzhong Mansion to the west, then there is no doubt that it is only to enter Sichuan to the south.

Staring at the peasant army coming from afar, Chen Wang slowly raised his right hand and gave an order.

"Spread the report to the Yang Pavilion Department, dedicate and you to tens of thousands, take the mountains as a camp, and the company camp for more than ten miles, and raise a large army to tackle key problems, and the thieves and soldiers are coming like a tide......"

“…… The thieves are high, and the soldiers are very sharp, and they are several times stronger than before...... The last general will definitely guard the city to report the trust of the cabinet department. ”

"Liukou is now trapped in Yunxiang and cannot escape, if this attack is unfavorable, maybe he will be transferred to the eastern Sichuan ......"

At this juncture, Zhang Xianzhong's mind is easy to guess.

If you report this news, you can win more favor from Yang Sichang, why not.

Regarding Zhang Xianzhong's idea of diverting to eastern Sichuan, Yang Sichang was naturally on guard.

It's just that Yang Sichang didn't expect that Zhang Xianzhong's westward expansion was fake from the beginning, and in the past battles, Zhang Xianzhong still hid a lot of strength.

Yang Sichang thought that the terrain in eastern Sichuan was dangerous, and only a few soldiers and horses needed to stop Zhang Xianzhong, which would also make him suffer the consequences.

And the most fatal point, because Chen Wang had reported the news of the lack of troops before, Yang Sichang transferred another 3,000 Sichuan soldiers into the Hanzhong Mansion.

Today's eastern Sichuan is weaker than the original historical eastern Sichuan.

(End of chapter)